<p>Hi, </p>
<p>Does it matter which major one applies for at UCB?
For example, if I apply Economics, is it binding, or if I am not sure, should i apply Undeclared L&S? </p>
<p>Does this affect admission decision too, like it is easier to get in if you apply to a particular course? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I think it doesn't matter if you are within the L & S.</p>
<p>Tambone is correct. If you apply to a different college, such as the college of engineering, it has a big affect, but within the college of letters and sciences, it is not binding in the least bit.</p>
<p>I am a prospective Econ major. So no, Econ is not binding, it's an impacted major which means that even if u do put that down on your app, you will have to apply to get into the major at the end of sophomore year. And no your major does not affect your major.</p>
<p>The college is more important than the major. Engineering is harder to get into than L&S, which is harder than Natural Resources. All L&S admits are officially "undeclared" until they declare their major, typically in their second year. Your application major is not binding for L&S. (It is, however, somewhat binding for students in the other colleges.)</p>
<p>Generally you can switch majors, but there are important exceptions:
*It's hard to go into Engineering from outside the College of Engineering. EECS and BioE are hard to switch into even if you're in the CoE already.
*It's hard to get into Business
*Some popular L&S majors, like Bio and Econ, are capped. This makes them somewhat hard to get into.
*It's fairly straightforward to switch out of the college of engineering into L&S.</p>
<p>In my opinion, if your grades, SAT and all that are very good (i.e., you have a 100% certainty of getting in regardless of what major you put down), and you have any inclination toward engineering, you should put down BioE or EECS or maybe Engineering Undeclared. That way you've got more options.</p>
<p>However, if you're certain you don't want to do engineering, applying L&S undecided is fine.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure Bio isn't capped.</p>
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It's fairly straightforward to switch out of the college of engineering into L&S.
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<p>This used to be true, but isn't quite so true anymore. Basically, nowadays, to successfully transfer into L&S, you need decent grades, i.e. a 3.0+. Anything significantly below that, and your chances of transferring get dicey. There are a LOT of engineering students who have nowhere near a 3.0. Which leads to the situation that is just dripping with Catch22isms - those engineering students who are doing badly are not allowed to transfer away to another college because of their bad grades, yet it is precisely because of their bad grades that they want to transfer away in the first place. Hence, the reason why they want to leave is also the reason why they're forced to stay. Paging Joseph Heller.</p>
<p>"The college is more important than the major. Engineering is harder to get into than L&S, which is harder than Natural Resources. "</p>
<p>Does anybody know what admissions to the college of chemistry is like in comparison with the others????????</p>
<p>Probably easier than CoE but harder than L and S, which some say (although I have no knowledge of this) is harder than Natural Resources.</p>